New listings added for the current week are indicated
in italics. Print copies of the rules and regulations governing
the writing contests listed here are available from Denise Lang in Suite
320. Note: Additional information on law student writing
competitions is available on the University
of Memphis Law School website. The University of Memphis site may have
information about writing contests not listed here.
The Roscoe Pound Foundation announces the 1999
Roscoe Hogan Enviornmental Law Essay Contest on the topic: "What is
an environmental expert? The impact of Daubert and Joiner on the
Admissibility of Expert Testimony." Three prizes will be awarded:
first place $3,000 and a paid trip to San Francisco to receive the award
at the annuanl Convention of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America;
second place $2,000; third place $1,000. Each entry must be submitted
through a faculty adviser. Entrants from Fall semester classes must
submit an intent-to-enter form by December 11, 1998. Entrants
from Spring semester class must submit an intent-to-enter form by February
12, 1999. Students participating outside of a class assignment
may use either intent-to-enter date. The essays themselves must be
submitted no later than March 31, 1999.

The Berkeley Technology Law Journal announces its 1999 student
writing competition. Submissions may be on any issue relevant
to law and technology. First prize will be $1,000; second prize,
$750; third prize, $500. Submissions must be postmarked by March
31, 1999.

The American Academy of Adoption Attorneys announces a writing
contest on subjects germane to adoption law and practice.
First place will receive a cash award of $500; second place, $250.
The first and second place entries will be published in the Academic Journal
of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Submissions must be
received no later than April 1, 1999.

The ABA Section of Family Law invites submissions for its 1999
Howard C. Schwab Memorial Essay Contest in Family Law. The contest
is open to second- and third-year full-time students and second- through
fourth-year part-time students. Submissions can be on any aspect
of family law. Entries must be postmarked on or before April 2,
1999.

The International Association of Defense Counsel announces its
1999 writing contest. Papers must be on a subject of practical
concern to lawyers engaged in the defense or management of the defense
of civil litigation, for example, relevant aspects of tort law, insurance
law, civil procedure, evidence, damages, alternative dispute resolution
procedures, and professional ethics. First prize is $2,000, second
prize is $1,000 and third prize is $500. Entries must be postmarked
on or before April 7, 1999.

The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation announces a competition
for the sixth annual Brown Award for Excellence in Legal Writing.
The winner of the competition will receive a stipend of $5,000. There
is no page limitation or restriction on the topic, except that submissions
must be on a legal subject. Entries must be received no later than
April 23, 1999.

The Cleveland State Law Review announces the 1999 Judge John
M. Manos Writing Competition on Evidence. Submissions may be
on any issue regarding evidence in the federal courts. An award of
$500 will be given to the student who submits the winning entry.
The deadline for submissions is May 1, 1999.

The Telecommunications Policy Research Conference issues a call
for papers by graduate or law students for its 27th annual conference.
Three prizes will be awarded: first place $1,000; second place $500;
third place $300. Submissions must be accompanied by a letter of
nomination by a faculty member, and must be received no later than May
7, 1999.

The Food and Drug Law Institute announces its 1998-1999 H. Thomas
Austern Writing Award Competition. Winning papers will be considered
for publication in the Food and Drug Law Journal. Papers should be
on a current issue relevant to the food and drug field. Three
prizes will be awarded: first place $3,000; second place $2,000;
third place $1,000. Papers must be received no later than May
14, 1999.

The National Lawyers Association Foundation announces a writing
competition on the following subject: "What is the legal connection,
or relationship, between the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution
of the United States of America?" First prize is $1,000 and expenses
to attend the Annual Convention of the National Lawyers Association.
Submissions must be received no later than June 1, 1999.

The Santa Clara University Computer and High Technology Law Journal
announces its 1999 Comment Contest on the topic, "legal issues of the
next millennium." Suggested areas include: privacy, internet
copyright issues, on-lin contracts, encryption, cloning, gene mapping and
manipulation, Y2K and other computer bugs, and other emerging technical
areas requiring legal guidelines. Prizes will be awarded as follows:
first place $2,000; second place $1,5000; third place $1,000. Entries
must be postmarked by June 1, 1999.

The Federal Circuit Bar Association announces its 1999 George
Hutchinson Writing Contest. Submissions may discuss any topic
that lies within the procedure, substance, or scope of the jurisdiction
of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. An award of $2,000 will
be given to the first place entry. Second and third place awards
may be given at the discretion of the judges. Submissions must be
postmarked no later than June 1, 1999.

The Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section of the Los
Angeles County Bar Association announces its Thirteenth Annual Entertainment
Law Writing Competition. Entries may be on any area of entertainment
law. Three prizes will be awarded: first place $1,000; second
place $5000; third place $250. The first place article will be published
in COMM/ENT, Hastings Journal of Communications and Entertainment Law.
Each law school may submit up to two articles written during the current
academic year by second or third year or LL.M. students. Entries
should be submitted to Dean Sowle no later than June 15, 1999.

The American College of Tax Counsel announces its Eighteenth
Annual Student Writing Contest. The winning paper will be published
in the American Journal of Tax Policy and the winner will receive $1,000.
Second prize is $600, and third prize $400. Submissions must concern
tax policy and must not have been published or accepted for publication
elsewhere. Entries must be postmarked no later than June 30, 1999.

The University of Alberta announces its first annual Holocaust
Remembrance Essay Competition. Submissions can be on any topic,
provided only that they somehow address the relationship between law and
the Holocaust. Entries must be submitted no later than July 1,
1999.

The Los Angeles Bankruptcy Forum and the California Bankruptcy
Journal announce the Joseph Bernfeld Essay Competition. Submissions
should focus on an issue of bankruptcy, insolvency law, or related matters,
such as debtor-creditor relations, receiverships, assignments for the benefit
of creditors, or out-of-court workouts. Three prizes will be awarded:
first place $2,500; second place $1,500; third place $1,000. Entries
must be postmarked no later than July 1, 1999.

The Section of Public Contract Law of the American Bar Association
announces its 1999 writing competition. Submissions should address
a topical issue in public contract or grant law. First place papers
will receive an award of $1,000; second place papers, $500. Entries
must be postmarked by September 15, 1999.